RACIAL RECONCILIATION BEGINS BY TELLING THE TRUTH
March 16, 2021: We would like to thank Sen. Duckworth, (D-IL) Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) for introducing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act to the United States Senate. You can read more about the legislation here. Please consider signing our petition here.
OUR STORY
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Emmett Till
Memory Project
The Emmett Till Memory Project is a website and smartphone app designed to commemorate the death and memory of Emmett Till. The app focuses on twenty-two sites in the Mississippi Delta and Chicago that played a significant role in the life, death, trial, and public memory of Emmett Till.
Emmett Till Interpretive Center
Engage in the story of Emmett Till, explore your own story, and create a new emerging story with us.
Plan your visit to our museum by going to Book Online. We welcome a wide range of visitors from individual visitors to large groups. We have free 15-minute tours with a free smartphone app and private all-day pilgrimages.
We exist to tell the story of Emmett Till in a way that moves people forward. We use art and storytelling to help process past pains and imagine new possibilities for the future.
Photo Documentaries
Check out some amazing photo-documentaries produced by local community members. Working with Barefoot Photography,we have been able to use art and storytelling to help process past pains and imagine new futures for our community. A special thanks to the Institute for Museum and Library Services for making this project possible.
